MAD #121 — September 1968

"Familiarity breeds attempt!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• A July 4th Salute

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  • MAD Special #41 — Winter 1982
  • MAD #20 — August 2021
  C2 sample
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions — "Looking for the latest MAD? Silly goose! For just a little folding money you don't have to gander at the newsstands!" (origami by Giuseppe Baggi / Irving Schild photo), Viva MAD! by Sergio Aragonés Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragonés
  (various places around the magazine)
• Valley of the Dollars (movie satire)

  Methedrine-Acting Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  4–9
• Everyday Varieties of Psychedelic Fun

  Initial Dosage Dept.

  Written by Mark Bricklin / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  10–11
• Don Martin Looks at All Them Indians

  Forked Tongue-in-Cheek Dept.

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD Special #106 — August 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists: Don Martin — 2014
  12–14
• The MAD Getting Married Primer

  Better Dead Than Wed Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD #46 — December 2025
  15–17
• The Lighter Side of Swimming Pools

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  • MAD Color Classics #6 — September 2002
  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  • MAD #20 — August 2021 (excerpt)
  • MAD Hodgepodge of Humor — Vol. 1 — Apr/May 2025
  18–21
• More Specialized Self-Defense Books

  Hitting Below the Black Belt Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Joe Orlando

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #11 — Winter 1973
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD Special #47 — Summer 1984
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  22–23
• MAD's "Cliché Conversation" Killers

  Put Your Funny Where Your Mouth Is Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD Special #97 — Late Spring 1994
  • MAD XL #8 — March 2001
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  24–26 sample
• A Nostalgic Look at Sandlot Baseball

  Hits, Runs and an Era Dept.

  Written by Dean Norman / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD Special #38 — Spring 1982
  • MAD Special #88 — July 1993
  • The MAD Summer Survival Guide — 2004
  27–30
• Alley-Oops!

  Robbin' Hood-Winked Dept.

  Sergio Aragonés

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD's Sergio Aragonés On Parade — 1979 Big Book
  • MAD Special #88 — July 1993
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
  31 sample
• New "Protests" to the Same Old Tunes

  Sour Notes Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  32–35
• The Flying Nut (TV satire)

  Nun Compos Mentis Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #4 — Fall 1971
  36–41
• Spy vs. Spy — briefcase snake handle / canal barrier springs close

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #5 — Winter 1971
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. MAD — 1975 (Paperback #38)
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • MAD Presents Spy vs. Spy — An Explosive Celebration — 2015
  42
• Back Cover — Sik-Teen Magazine — parody starts on back cover upside-down

  Under Separate Cover Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard and Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #6 — Summer 1972
  C4–43